Tougher laws are said to inspire clandestine attacks on the "property and machinery" of the fossil fuel economy.

Tougher laws are said to inspire clandestine attacks on the “property and machinery” of the fossil fuel economy.

  • EstonianGuy@lemm.eeEnglish
    251·
    2 days ago

    I was pleasantly suprised it wasn’t the EU, rather UK. I mean sucks for the UK protesters but still glad it aint us.

    • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      321·
      2 days ago

      I’m afraid this is not only for the UK

      In Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK, authorities have responded to climate protests with mass arrests, the passing of draconian new laws, the imposing of severe sentences for non-violent protests and the labelling of activists as hooligans, saboteurs or eco-terrorists. the Guardian, Oct 2023

      You might want to check out this report from Climate Rights International, Sep 2024. This one is not only talking about europe.

      CRI CLIMATE PROTESTERS REPORT | On Thin Ice - Disproportionate Responses to Climate Change Protesters in Democratic Countries

        • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
          6·
          2 days ago

          Of course. In this case, it refers to representative democracies and it is totally debatable how democratic they are.

          Direct democracy on the other hand, is democratic. There is no question about that, no matter if one likes it or not.

          • Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
            2·
            1 day ago

            Direct democracy on the other hand, is democratic. There is no question about that, no matter if one likes it or not.

            If mass media defines/makes/shapes the public opinion, and mass media is owned by few. Isn’t any democracy becoming kind of an oligarchy then?